La Vie d'artiste is a French film written and directed in 2006 by Marc Fitoussi, realised in 2007.
Plot
Alice dreams of being a film or stage actress, but is now reduced to dubbing the voice of Yoko Johnson, a Japanese cartoon detective character. Bertrand is writing his second novel and aspires to literary greatness. Meanwhile, he teaches French in a secondary school. Cora hopes to break into the French songwriting world, but has to work as hostess in a karaoke bar. All three are determined to achieve their goals and it is too bad if the paths to glory are strewn with pitfalls.
Cast
- Sandrine Kiberlain : Alice, actress reduced to dubbing manga
- ÃÂmilie Dequenne : Cora, aspiring singer reduced to odd jobs
- Denis Podalydès : Bertrand, French teacher and unsuccessful writer
- Valérie Benguigui : Solange, Betrand's partner, maths teacher colleague
- Marilyne Canto : Alice's sister
- Camille Japy : Annabella, actress friend of Alice, successful in theatre
- Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet :Frédéric, Bertrand's wise pupil
- Magali Woch : Manu, Cora's best friend
- Claire Maurier : Alice's agent, in whom she has no faith
- Aure Atika : manager of the Hippopotamus restaurant who employs Cora
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Joseph Costals, singer-songwriter admired by Cora
- Maria Schneider : wife of Joseph Costals
- Jean-Marie Winling : Bertrand's editor
- ÃÂric Savin : Michel, who dubs the manga with Alice
- Stéphane Guillon : Michel's replacement, very talkative
- Solenn Jarniou : Bénédicte, who supervises the manga dubbing
- Francis Leplay : Alice's brother-in-law
- Thibault Vinçon : Cora's neighbour
- Lolita Chammah : Caroline
- Chantal Banlier : Annick
- Anne Bouvier : the bookseller
- Catherine Davenier : Mme director
- Titouan Laporte : Sacha, Alice' nephew
- Thomas Derichebourg : partner of Annabella
- Monique Couturier : the woman in the dressing room
- Olivier Claverie : casting director
- Véronique Barrault : casting director
- ÃÂric Elmosnino : Alice's ex
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